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Typhoon Meranti kills three in east China province

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-09-11 21:36

FUZHOU - Tropical storm Meranti killed three people and affected more than one million in east China's Fujian Province after it made landfall Friday afternoon, local authorities said Saturday.

Trees were rooted out by the wind in Shishi city, Southeast China's Fujian province Sept 10, 2010. A total of 145,300 people in Fujian were evacuated to avoid rain- and wind-triggered accidents. [Photo/Xinhua]

The three people were killed after strong winds destroyed their houses, said a statement of the Fujian provincial office of flood control.